News April, 2016

By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun | On Monday, Statistics Canada will start sending out census letters and packages. One in four households will receive the newly restored long-form census. Here’s what you need to do when you get that letter and why it matters, from Statistics Canada’s Marc Hamel. Q: How do I complete the … Continued

By Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star | Just a day after taking office, the Liberal government announced Thursday that the mandatory long-form census — axed by the Conservatives in 2010 — will be reinstated for the 2016 census.

By Giuseppe Valiante, Toronto Star | Although the Apkarians have never stepped foot in Sutton, Que., they are among the most popular and discussed people in the bucolic resort town of 4,000 residents. A bank account has been opened on their behalf, a home is being prepared and an organic farmer has already promised them … Continued

By CBC News | A group of predominantly immigrant workers who help unload produce and have set up a picket line outside Toronto’s main food distribution facility are simply trying to receive the same compensation many of their more established counterparts receive, says their union representative.

By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun | High housing prices have meant Syrian refugees in Metro Vancouver have had a harder time finding permanent housing than those who were settled elsewhere in Canada, with some waiting close to four months.

By Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun | Getting from refugee camps in Jordan or Lebanon to Canada is expensive enough, but it can cost Syrian families thousands more to get from their Canadian arrival point to where they are going to settle.

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